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Korean Consumers Seek ‘Silent’ iPhones from Overseas

Korean Consumers Seek ‘Silent’ iPhones from Overseas

SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – In Korea, smartphone manufacturers are obliged to make camera shutter sounds audible even when the phone is set to silent mode. But more and more domestic consumers are seeking iPhones from abroad for their ‘quietness’, despite higher prices. When purchased directly from Hong Kong, an iPhone SE costs approximately [...]

New Mobile Apps Help with Housework

New Mobile Apps Help with Housework

SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of working couples and single-person households increases, new mobile applications that offer help with housework are on the rise. It’s a new form of Online-To-Offline (O2O) commerce followed by existing mobile applications for delivery, transportation, and real estate businesses. Two dozen applications, such as Miso (Smile) [...]

KakaoTalk Embraces Corporate Messaging

KakaoTalk Embraces Corporate Messaging

SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – With Kakao’s expansion into corporate messaging, the ways in which people consume business information are changing. Consumers no longer have to receive informational texts, call customer support or go through company webpages for information. These types of communication can all be handled by KakaoTalk, Kakao’s flagship messenger.  Kakao Corporation [...]

Eastar Jet Offers 77% Discount for Passengers Ticketing through App

Eastar Jet Offers 77% Discount for Passengers Ticketing through App

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A low-cost airliner offers more discounts to passengers purchasing their tickets through its mobile application. Eastar Jet, a budget carrier, announced that it will hold a promotional event giving up to a 77-percent special discount depending on the date and the time to the passengers booking their seats through [...]

PIN Becomes Essential for App Market Access

PIN Becomes Essential for App Market Access

SEOUL, Korea, May 1, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – To prevent unintentional mobile application payments, various institutional strategies will be provided such as obligated password input and exposure of payment information notice while using the app markets. The Korea Communications Commission announced the regulatory plans on April 29 to reinforce safety measures of the mobile app [...]

Mobile Trend Creates Cultural Shift in Micro Philanthropy

Mobile Trend Creates Cultural Shift in Micro Philanthropy

SEOUL, Korea, April 28, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The mobile applications are revolutionizing the ways of charitable giving to fun, engaging and simple. Now users can engage in philanthropic deeds and have fun at the same time just by connecting to mobile. “World Vision” has developed a mobile app called ‘My Kids,’ which is an [...]